On 19 Nov 2004 at 20:06, gwicks wrote: (...)
> All sorts of reasons, and some are the fault of those of us on this list. > > We sometimes have a tendency to behave like medieval catholics and believe > that the whole QL universe rotates around this list. (does the G in gwicks stand for Galileo?) Is there something else it could/should revolve around? > Don't forget there are many people who are put off this list because of the > personal attacks that sometimes occur in such things as the licence debate. Well, these things are part of life, though, aren't they? Also, I always found the argument "oh some people on this list are nasty are make me lose my time, so I'll no longer read this list" particularly fallacious - just don't read their messages, don't deprive all the others of your input because of some misbehaved persons. > Two members of the Quanta committee formerly subscribed to this list, but > found it rubbish. I can respect their viewpoint, but I think they are wrong. Lucky us! Wolfgang ---------------------------------------- www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm